Dr. Sigitas Radzevičius
Professor, senior researcher
Links to External Profile
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sigitas-Radzevicius
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8877-7428
Project and/or Grant leadership
2003 – „Silurian graptolites from Gotland and Lithuania“, University of Lund (Sweden), Svenska institutet, Visby Programme (Ref. 6787/2002) principal investigator;
2004 – „ Silurian graptolite investigation methods”, University of Wroclaw (Poland), Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania, (Lenkija), (SUT-729) principal investigator;
2005 – 2006 „ Environmental indicators, palaeobiology of assemblages and taphonomy in the Palaeozoic seas“, University of Tartu (Estonia), Estonian Ministry of Education and Science, (No 0182531s03) member of project;
2005 – 2006 „Relationships between distribution of faunal assemblages and sequence stratigraphic framework in the Ordovician and Silurian of Estonia and adjacent areas” University of Tartu (Estonia), Estonian Science Foundation (No. 6460) member of project;
2007 – „The Lower Silurian graptolites from Bornholm Island” The National Museum in Copenhagen (Denmark), SYNTHESYS program, (Dk-TAF 2966) principal investigator;
2004 – 2008 IUGS/UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (IGCP-503) „Ordovician Palaeogeography and Palaeoclimate“ member of project;
2008 – 2009 “Palaeontology textbook” Vilnius University (Lithuania), Lithuanian Science and Studies Foundation, member of project;
2006 – 2010 „ Determination of the development of Lithuanian sedimentation basin based on lithological, paleontological, geochemical and geophysical research data“ Vilnius University (Lithuania), member of project;
2008 – 2011 „Reconstruction of the Geological processes in Proterozoic, Palaeozoic and Mezozoic”, Institute of Geology and Geography (Lithuania), postdoc project;
2011 - 2015 „Event stratigraphy of the Lithuanian Silurian sedimentary basin” Vilnius University (Lithuania), principal investigator;
2011 – 2015 IUGS/UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (IGCP-591) „The Early to Middle Paleozoic Revolution“, member of project;
2011 – 2015 IUGS/UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (IGCP-596) „Climate Change and Biodiversity patterns in the Mid-Palaeozoic“, member of project;
2012 – 2014 „The Early to Middle Paleozoic Revolution“ Vilnius University (Lithuania), Research Council of Lithuania (MIP-12057), principle investigator;
2015 “Upper Homerian polychaetes from Lithuania” Vilnius University (Lithuania), students practical scientific activities, Research Council of Lithuania (SMT2015P064), principal investigator;
2015 – 2019 Support for state-funded PhD positions allocated by competition (competitive doctoral studies): "Taxonomy, paleoecology and biostratigraphy of the Permian ichthyofauna of Lithuania" Research Council of Lithuania (NKPDOKT-15038) principal investigator;
2016 – 2021 IUGS/UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (IGCP-653) „The onset of the Great Ordovician Biodiversification“, member of project;
2016 – 2021 IUGS/UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (IGCP-652) „Reading geologic time in Paleozoic sedimentary rocks“ member of project;
2018 – “Comparison of Silurian and present days ostracodes morphology” Vilnius University (Lithuania), students practical scientific activities, Research Council of Lithuania (09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-09-0245), principal investigator;
2018 – 2019 “Extinction gradient studies using confidence intervals for the prevalence of Silurian graptolites” Vilnius University (Lithuania), students practical scientific activities, Research Council of Lithuania (09.3.3.-LMT-K-712-09-0207), principal investigator;
2019 – 2022 “Ecosystem construction and collapse in the Silurian – survival of biodiversity in the extreme climate” Vilnius University (Lithuania), students practical scientific activities, Research Council of Lithuania (P-MIP-19-286; S-MIP-19-15), principal investigator.
2019 – “Ludlowian (Silurian) graptolites biostratigraphy in Baubliai-2 borehole” Vilnius University (Lithuania), students practical scientific activities, Research Council of Lithuania (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-15-0212), principal investigator;
2019 – 2023 Support for state-funded PhD positions allocated by competition (competitive doctoral studies): “Wenlock (Silurian) integrated stratigraphy and palaeogeography reconstruction of Lithuania” Research Council of Lithuania (KD-19119), principal investigator;
2021 – 2026 IUGS/UNESCO International Geoscience Programme (IGCP-735) “Rocks and the Rise of Ordovician Life (Rocks n' ROL)” member of project;
2021 – 2023 Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange NAWA “Silurian graptolite dynamics and oceanic bioevents in Poland and Lithuania”. (2021 05 – 2023 04, PPN/ULM/2020/1/00306), principal investigator;
2023 – 2027 Support for state-funded PhD positions allocated by competition (competitive doctoral studies): “Reconstruction of the Ordovician sedimentary environment and paleoclimate” Research Council of Lithuania (P-PAD-23-136), principal investigator;
2025 – “Ostracods from the Middle Ludfordian of the Lau event interval” Vilnius University (Lithuania), students practical scientific activities, Research Council of Lithuania (2025-07-01 - 2025-08-31) (P-SV3-25-73), principal investigator.
Invited Talks
Oral presentations:
2018 – „Iterative speciation in Late Silurian Pristiograptine graptolites of the Baltic Basin and the value of stratigraphy in cladistics”; IGCP-652 Meeting Reading time in Paleozoic sedimentary Rock, First IGCP-652 Meeting in Bremen, Bremen University, Bremen (Germany).
2019 – “Augmenting gamma ray log correlation with biostratigraphic data using cross-recurrence approach – a case of Wenlock – Ludlow boundary in Baubliai – 2 well (Lithuania)”; 3rd International Congress on Stratigraphy STRATI 2019. 2-5 July 2019, Milanas, Italija.
2020 – “Integrated bio- and chemostratigraphy of the upper Homerian (Silurian) from the Kleczanów PIG - 1 well (Holy Cross Mountains, Poland)”; Virtual Annual Meeting of IGCP 653 „Zooming in on the GOBE“, 7-10 September 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2022 – “Large array of inselbergs and continuation of sub-Cambrian peneplain in the Baltic Basin based on interpretation of seismic data, Western Lithuania”; EGU 2022 (European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022), Vienna, Austria.
Supervision of Doctoral Students and/or Postdoc Students
2015 – 2020 Dankina, D. “Late Permian fish from Baltic States and Poland: taxonomy, palaeoecology and biostratigraphy”.
2019 – 2026 Želvys, T. “Integrated stratigraphy and palaeogeography of Wenlock (Silurian) in Lithuania”.
2020 – 2022 Gendaitė, M. “Tectonic and sedimentary structure of the Eastern part of the Baltic Basin based on the seismic data interpretation”.
2023 – 2027 Kudžma D. “Reconstruction of the Ordovician sedimentary environment and paleoclimate”.
Teaching Courses
Historical geology and stratigraphy;
Field practice (geological mapping and geophysics);
Theoretical and applied stratigraphy;
Palaeontological data analyses.
Supervision of Students' Thesis
Supervision of BSc students/projects:
2005 Daukša M. “Distribution of graptolites and sea-level fluctuations in the Upper Wenlock and Lower Ludlow of the Gėluva Regional Stage in Viduklė – 131 borehole”.
2008 Ekleris A. “Ludlow (Silurian) Graptolite distribution in Baubliai – 2 borehole”.
2009 Petuchovas T. “Llandovery (Silurian) graptolite distribution in Baugliai – 2 and Likėnai 396 boreholes”.
2009 Kišūnas J. “The Genus Bohemograptus (Graptoloidea) in Lithuania”.
2010 Kojelė A. “Graptolites from Silurian erratic boulders of Mokrzeszów guarry (Lower Silesia, Poland)”.
2014 Norkus A. “Wenlock (Silurian) graptolites near the Lundgreni Bioevent in Holy Cross Mountains (Poland)”.
2016 Šorys D. “Sequence stratigraphy of the Lower Silurian of Kuertuvėnai – 161 borehole”.
2016 Seniūnas D. “Morphology, distribution and evolution of Silurian Colonograptus and Saetograptus of Lithuania”.
2023 Balčiūnas M. “Integrated litho-, bio– and chemostratigraphy of The Silurian of the Jočionai-299 borehole (Eastern Lithuania)”.
2025 Mažukaitis T. “Wenlock (Silurian) integrated lito-, bio- and chemostratigraphy of Kurtuvėnai – 161 borehole (West Lithuania)”.
Supervision of MSc students/projects:
2006 Gritytė J. “Acritarchs from Gėluva Regional State of Lithuania”.
2007 Daukša M. “First investigation of scolecodonts in Lithuania from Sudkai – 87 and Ledai – 179 boreholes”.
2010 Ekleris A. Abnormal colonies of Pristiograptus genus (Gramtolites): structures and development”.
2011 Kišūnas J. “Silurian graptolites from Lopianka outcrop (Lower Silesia, South West Poland)”.
2012 Kojelė A. “The Gėluva Regional Stage (Silurian): stratigraphy and correlation”.
2015 Zlatkauskaitė J. Monograptids (Graptoloidea) of Wenlock (Silurian) of Lithuania”.
2015 Tumakovaitė B. “Upper Homerian (Silurian) cyclostratigraphy of Baltic Basin”.
2016 Norkus A. “Integrated stratigraphy of the Upper Wenlock (Silurian) in Ledai – “.179 borehole
2018 Šilinskas T. “Chemostratigraphy and creelation of Ludlow (Silurian) of Milaičiai – 103 borehole:.
2019 Whittingham M. “Evolutionary trends and iterative speciation in the Pristiograptinae of the Baltic basin: a case for the use of stratocladistics”.
2021 Užomeckas M. “Integrated bio- and chemostratigraphy of Upper Homerian (Silurian) in Holy Cross Mountains (Poland)”.
Participation in the national/international governing bodies, commissions, committees, boards etc.
1996 – Member of Lithuanian Geological Society;
1998 – Member of Lithuanian Society of Nature;
2000 – 2005 Member of American association of Petroleum Geologists;
2007 – 2012 Corresponding member of the International Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy;
2012 – 2017 Associated editor of the Geological Quarterly journal (Poland);
2012 – The chairman of the Lithuanian commission on Stratigraphy;
2013 – 2015 The secretary of the Geologija journal (Lithuania);
2015 – 2020 The secretary of the Geologija, Geografija journal (Lithuania);
2018 – The chairmen of the Geology science PhD committee;
2022 – Member of Polish Geological Society;
2024 – 2025 Member of Pridoli Working Group (ISSS).
Awards
2008 – Lithuanian Academy of Sciences prize for the best scientific work of the year in the field of geology.
2009 – Antanas Giedraitis award for young geologist.
2015 – Geologiska föreningen (the Geological Society of Sweden) an award for the best papers published in GFF journal for 2013 year (which I am a co-author). Kiipli T., Kallaste T., Kiipli E., Radzevičius S. 2013. Correlation of Silurian bentonites based on the immobile elements in the East Baltic and Scandinavia. GFF, 135(2): 152–161.
2018 – Vilnius university award for the best paper in the Physical Science of 2017. Spiridonov A., Stankevič R., Gečas T., Šilinskas T., Brazauskas A., Meidla T., Ainsaar L., Musteikis P., Radzevičius S. 2017. Integrated record of Ludlow (Upper Silurian) oceanic geobioevents – Coordination of changes in conodont, and brachiopod faunas, and stable isotopes. Gondwana Research, 51(11): 272–288.
2021 – Award of Vilnius University Rector for the best scientific work (2021) in the field of geoscience.
Science popularization
https://www.vz.lt/laisvalaikis/pomegiai/2018/04/14/puses-milijono-vertes-mamutas--lankytojams-nemokamai
https://www.lzinios.lt/Mokslas-ir-svietimas/lenkijoje-bei-lietuvoje-nustatytos-keturios-naujos-mokslui-nezinomos-fosiliniu-graptolitu-rusys/284461
http://naujienos.vu.lt/vu-profesorius-aprase-nauja-graptolitu-rusi/
http://naujienos.vu.lt/vu-mokslininkai-susiejo-globalu-gyvybes-nykima-su-klimato-kaita/
https://www.chgf.vu.lt/apie-fakulteta/naujienos/1570-vilniaus-universiteto-geologai-atskleide-masinio-ismirimo-poveiki-planktono-iteracinei-makroevoliucijai
Scientific popularization articles:
Radzevičius S. 2007. The genus Pristiograptus in Wenlock of East Baltic and the Holy Cross Mountains. Tartu Ülikool Doktorid, 125 – 127.
Radzevičius S., Bičkauskas G. 2008. 7-oji Baltijos stratigrafijos konferencija, Talinas – 2008. Geologijos akiračiai, 3 – 4, 75-76.
Šileikytė A., Venckutė - Aleksienė A., Radzevičius S. 2010. 7-oji mikropaleontologijos konferencija (MIKRO-2009). Geologijos akiračiai, 1-2: 63 – 64.
Radzevičius S. 2010. IGCP-503 projekto “Ordoviko paleogeografija ir paleoklimatas” konferencija. Geologijos akiračiai, 1-2:64 – 65.
Pupienis D., Palaitis Ž., Radzevičius S. 2011. EUGEN – 2011. Geologijos akiračiai, 3–4: 77.
Spiridonov A., Radzevičius S. 2012. Europos Geomokslų sąjungos generalinės asamblėjos atgarsiai. Geologijos akiračiai, 3: 53.
Radzevičius S., Brazauskas A., Bičkauskas G., Spiridonov A., Venckutė – Aleksinė A. 2012. Ankstyvojo ir viduriniojo paleozojaus revoliucija. Geologijos akiračiai, 4: (viršelis).
Spiridonov A., Radzevičius S. 2013. Paleozologijos revoliucijos atgarsiai Švedijos karalystėje. Geologijos akiračiai, 3: 58–59.
Radzevičius S. 2013. Pirmasis tarptautinis stratigrafijos kongresas STRATI 2013. Geologjos akiračiai, 3: 67 (viršelis).
Spiridonov A., Radzevičius S. 2014. Tartu – paleozojaus geologijos mokslo progreso epicentras. Geologijos akiračiai, 3: 54.
Radzevičius S., Spiridonov A., Brazauskas A. 2014. 9-oji Baltijos stratigrafų konferencija. Geologijos akiračiai, 4: 43-44.
Radzevičius S., Spiridonov A., Kaminskas D. 2016. Konferencija Gente “Ankstyvojo ir viduriniojo paleozojaus revoliucija. Geologijos akiračiai, 3: 48 – 49.
Radzevičius S., Spiridonov A. 2017. Progresas konodontų tyrimuose. Geologijos akiračiai, 3: 48 – 49.
Radzevičius S., Palaitis Ž., Chihoń-Pupienis A., Bitinas J. 2017. 10-osios Baltijos stratigrafų konferencijos atgarsiai iš Švento kryžiaus kalnų (Lenkija). Geologijos akiračiai, 4: 48 – 49.
Rinkevičiūtė S., Radzevičius S. 2018. Vasaros praktika Vilniaus universiteto Geomokslų institute. Geologijos akiračiai, 3: 44.
Stankevič R., Radzevičius S. 2018. Projektas „Išmirimų palaipsniškumo tyrimai taikant silūro graptolitų paplitimo pasikliautinuosius intervalus“. Geologijos akiračiai, 4: 54–55.
Radzevičius S., Spiridonov A. 2019. Trečiasis tarptautinis stratigrafijos kongresas (STRATI 2019) Milane. Geologijos akiračiai, 2: 38–39.
Radzevičius S., Spiridonov A. 2019. Silūro periodo ekosistemų sąranga ir griūtis – biologinės įvairovės išlikimas ekstremalaus klimato sąlygomis. Geologijos akiračiai, 2: 44–45.
Želvys, T., Radzevičius, S. 2021. Projecto IGCP-653 virtuali konferencija. Geologijos akiračiai, 1-2: 67.
Radzevičius, S., Raczyński, P. 2022. Silūro graptolitų dinamika ir okeaniniai bioįvykiai Lenkijoje ir Lietuvoje. Geologijos akiračiai, 1-2: 50.
Želvys, T., Radzevičius, S., 2023. 4-asis tarptautinis stratigrafijos kongresas STRATI 2023. Geologijos akiračiai, 3–4: 66–67.
Radzevičius, S. 2024. Pasauliniame leidinyje apie ordoviką – Lietuvos mokslininkų tyrimų rezultatai. Geologijos akiračiai, 1-2: 114.
Radzevičius, S., Maletz, J. 2024. Obituary: Juozas Paškevičius (1924-2023). Silurian times: Newsletter of the International Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy (ISSS). 31: 42-44.
Kudžma, D., Rinkevičiūtė, S., Radzevičius, S., Talibov, N. 2024. XI Baltijos stratigrafijos konferencija Estijoje. Geologijos akiračiai, 1-2: 76 – 77.
Radzevičius, S. 2025 Jungtinė silūro ir devono stratigrafų konferencija Sofijoje. Geologijos akiračiai, 1-2: 80 – 81.
Other activities related to the development of the country's economy, culture and society
Courses/lectures for geography teacher improvement (every year).
Conferences
1997 08 – EUGEN-97 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Aveiro (Portugal);
1998 08 – EUGEN-98 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Bisusha (Romania);
1999 08 – EUGEN-99 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Palermo (Italy);
2000 08 – EUGEN-00 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Zaragoza (Spain);
2001 11 – „Science at the Faculty of Natural Sciences“, Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lietuva);
2001 08 – EUGEN-01 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Plateliai (Lithuania);
2002 08 – EUGEN-02 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Munchau (Germany);
2002 08 – „Ignacy Domeiko (1802-1889): his life, works and contribution to science“, Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania);
2002 09 – BSA 5th Baltic Stratigraphical Conference, The Institute of Geology, Vilnius (Lithuania);
2003 08 - EUGEN-03 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Maribor (Slovenia);
2003 09 – „Geology at Vilnius University“, Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania);
2004 04 – „Science at the Faculty of Natural Sciences“, Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania);
2004 05 – WOGOGOB 2004 (8th Meeting on the Working Group on the Ordovician Geology of Baltoscandia), University of Tartu, Tartu (Estonia);
2004 08 - EUGEN-04 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Tukums (Latvia);
2004 09 - „XIX Palaeontology and Biostratigraphy Conference of Poland Geoloyst Society“, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw (Poland);
2005 08 – EUGEN-05 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Lokve (Croatia);
2005 09 – BSA 6th Baltic Stratigraphical Conference, Sankt Petersburg (Russia);
2006 08 – EUGEN-06 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Bragança (Portugal);
2006 08-09 – „Changing palaeogeographical and palaeobiogeographical patterns in the Ordovician and Silurian“ University of Glasgow, Glasgow (Scotland);
2006 05 – „Science at the Faculty of Natural Sciences“, Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania);
2008 05 – BSA 7th Baltic Stratigraphical Conference, Tallinn University, Tallinn (Estonia);
2008 08 – EUGEN-08 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Chur (Switzerland);
2009 08-09 - „Absoliutly final meeting of IGCP 503: Ordovician palaeogeography and palaeoclimate“, The National Museum in Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Denmark);
2009 10 – „7th Micropalaeontological Workshop, MIKRO – 2009“, The Institute of Palaeobiology, Poland Academy of Science, Katarzyna (Poland);
2010 08 – EUGEN-2010 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Gjiri i Lalezit - Shen Pjeter, Albania;
2011 08 – EUGEN-2011 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Duburys, (Lithuania);
2011 08 – BSA 8th Baltic Stratigraphical Conference, Riga (Latvia);
2012 04 – EGU 2012 (European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2012), Vienna, Austria;
2012 08 – EUGEN-2012 (EUropean GEosciences students Network), Harz Mountains (Germany);
2012 09 – 3ed Upper Palaeozoic of Russia: regional stratigraphy, palaeontology, geo- and biostratigraphy, Sankt-Petersburg (Russia);
2013 06 – IGCP 591 „The Early to Middle Palaeozoic Revolution“ University of Lund, Lund, (Sweden);
2013 07 – International Congress on Stratigraphy STRATI-2013, Lisbon, Portugal;
2014 06 – IGCP 591 „The Early to Middle Palaeozoic Revolution“ University of Tartu, Tartu (Estonia);
2014 09 – The 9th Baltic Stratigraphical Conference, Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania);
2016 05 – From Star and Planet Formation to Early Life, Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania);
2016 07 – IGCP 591 „The Early to Middle Palaeozoic Revolution“ Closing meeting. University of Ghent, Ghent (Belgium);
2017 06 – 4th The 4th International Conodont Symposium „Progress on Conodonts investigation“ University of Valencia, Valencia (Spain);
2017 09 – The 10th Baltic Stratigraphical Conference, 10–17 September 2017, Chęciny, Lenkija;
2018 09 – IGCP-652 Meeting Reading time in Paleozoic sedimentary Rock, First IGCP-652 Meeting in Bremen, Bremen University, Bremen (Germany).
2019 07 – 3rd International Congress on Stratigraphy STRATI 2019. 2-5 July 2019, Milanas, Italija.
2020 09 –Virtual Annual Meeting of IGCP 653 „Zooming in on the GOBE“, 7-10 september 2020, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2021 09 – Absolutely Final Meeting of IGCP 653. September 13-16, 2021. Online over Zoom via Lille, France. “The Ordovician of the World.” Hosted by the University of Lille, France.
2022 05 – EGU 2022 (European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022), Vienna, Austria.
2023 07 – 4th International Congress on Stratigraphy STRATI 2023. 11-13 July 2023, Lille, France.
2024 08 – XI Baltic Stratigraphical Conference. 19–21 august 2024 Tartu, Arbavere Estonia.
2024 09 – Joint ISSS-SDS Meeting “Timeline of Silurian and Devonian environmental and biotic changes” 12–17 September 2024, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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